Golf club carrier



Dec. 15, 1953 e. R. HURST 2,662,776

GOLF CLUB CARRIER Filed June 4, 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet l Gladstone R. HurstIN VEN TOR.

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Patented Dec. 15, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in articlecarrying carts and the 'primary object of the present invention is toprovide a golf club carrier including wheels whereby the same may beconveniently moved over a golf course.

Another important object of thepresent invention is to provide a golfclub carrier including a pair of ground wheels that are so mounted as tobe disposed relatively close together when not in use whereby thecarrier may be placed in the trunk compartment of a vehicle to occupyvery little space.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a golf clubcarrier involving a-plurality of parallel tubes adapted to receive andhold the handles of wooden clubs and notched plates supported on thetubes and having resilient coverings for yieldingly gripping the handlesof iron clubs.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a golf clubcarrier that will hold a set of clubs and a group of balls in aconveniently accessible position and which carrier is light in weight,simple and practical in construction, strong and reliable in use, smalland compact in structure, inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise welladapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawingsforming part hereof, whereinlike-numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational View of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of Figure'l;

Figure 3 is a rear elevational view of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing the wheels arrangedclose together in order that the device may be placed in the trunk of avehicle;

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken substantially onthe plane of section line 55 of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken substantially onthe plane of section line 6-6 of Figure 3; 4

Figure 7 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view taken substantially onthe plane of section line 1-1 of Figure 1;

Figure 8 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken substantially onthe plane of section line 88 of Figure 2;

Figure 9 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken substantially onthe plane of section line 99 of Figure 1; and

Figure 10 is a perspective view of one of the club holders used in thepresent invention.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose ofillustration, there is disclosed a preferredembodimentoi the presentinvention, the numeral l0 represents thegolf club carrier or cartgenerally, comprising a plurality of spaced parallel tubes I2, l4,lfiend I8 each having a resilient ring 20 attached over their upper endsto preventthe'marring or scratching of club handles H of woods disposedin the tubes.

A pair of split, substantially elliptical straps 22 and 24 are disposedabout the lower endportions of the tubes l2, l4, l6 and [8. The forwardand rear straight'portions of the straps 22,24are connected togetherbyfasteners 26 that clamp the forward and rear straight portionsoi thestraps 22, 24 against the outer peripheries of the tubes and therebyretain the tubes spaced apart.

The lower ends of the tubes I2, l4, l6 and N are disposed in areceptacle 28 projecting laterally forward from the tubes. Thereceptacle 28 includes an upstanding rear wall 30 that is disposed underthe rear portions of the straps 22, 24 and which is held against thetubes. The wall 30 is formed with apertures accommodating the fasteners26. A ribbed resilient pad 32 is disposed in the-receptacle 28 andsupports theheads of irons I.

The vertical flange of a lower angle iron member or plate 34 is securedagainst the forward straight portion of thestrap 24 bythe fasteners 26extendin through the strap 24 between adjacent tubes l2, I4,l6 and I8.The horizontal flange of the plate 34v is formed with key shaped notchesand a resilient pad 36 covers the horizontal flange and is formed withkey shaped notches 38 that registerwith the notches in the horizontalflange and the walls defining the notches 38 willyieldingly grip thehandles of clubs.

An upper split resilient elliptical strap 40 extends about the tubes[2,14, ['6 and I8 adjacent their upper ends and the straight forward andrear portions of the'strap'4ll areinclined relative to the tubes and arejoined by fasteners 42. The tubes are thusclamped between the forwardand rear portions of'thestrap 40.

The vertical flange of "an-upper angle member or plate 44 'is'securedagainst'the forward portion of the strap 40'bythe' fasteners-42 andtheother "flange or the member, is formed with notches 3 that register withkey shaped notches 46 in a resilient pad 48 covering the notched flangeof member 44. The walls defining the notches 46 coact with the wallsdefining the notches 38 in gripping the handles of iron clubs I.

The fastener joining the forward and rear portions of the strap 40 andlocated between the tubes I4 and I8 is threaded at its rear end to theinternally threaded socket portion 50 of a circular plate 52 having aseries of circumferentially spaced radial slots or notches 54.

The upper bifurcated end 56 of a tubular member or handle 58 is pivotedto the center of the plate 52 by a pivot 60. A plunger or dog 62 isslidably received in the upper end of the handle 58 and includes anupper reduced end 64 that will enter a selected one of the slots 54. Aspring 68 is positioned in the handle 58 under the plunger 62 and itslower end rests on an abutment 68 whereby the spring 66 will urge theplunger 62 toward the plate 52.

A button is disposed exteriorly of the handle 58 and includes a shankthat is attached to plunger 62 and which is slidably received in alongitudinal slot 12 in the handle 53. The plunger 62 is retracted bythe button so that the handle 58 may be pivoted to a desired positionand retained in such position when the end 64 enters a matching slot 54in the plate 52.

A resilient hand grip I4 yieldingly embraces the outer end of the handle58 and provides a means whereby the handle may be gripped for pushingthe cart ID.

:upper ends of the tubes 12 and I4, and is located :above the member 44and strap 48. A spring 18 located in the lower end of the housing 16urges :a stack of balls 13 in the housing 16 toward the upper end of thehousing which is formed with a :slot for accommodating a users fingerduring the :removal of a ball from the housing.

Upper and lower horizontal tubes 89 and 82 are secured by the rearportions of the straps 22 and 24 by the fasteners 26 or U-bolts 84. Aspring urged latch or dog 86 is pivotally mounted on each end of eachtube 80, 82 and the dogs 88 include portions 88 that extend throughapertures 99 in the ends of the tubes 80, 82 to enter recesses 92 in theaxles 94 and 96 of ground wheels 98 and I08.

When the wheels 98 and 00 are being used, both axles 94 and 96 arepositioned in the tube 82 and the inner ends of the axles 94 and 96 abuteach other as shown in Figure 9 with the dogs 86 on tube 82 entering therecess in the axles remote from the wheels. In order to reduce thedistance between the wheels 98 and N39 to permit the cart to be placedin the trunk compartment of a vehicle, one of the axles, for exampleaxle 94, is removed from the tube 82 and inserted in tube 80 with one ofthe dogs 86 of tube 88 positioned in the recess in axle 94 closest thewheel 98. The axle 98 is also pushed into tube 82 to extend completelytherethrough with one of the dogs of tube 82 positioned in the recess 92in the axle 98 closest the wheel 90, as shown best in Figure 4.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A golf club carrier comprising a plurality of spaced parallel tubesadapted to receive and hold the handles of golf clubs, said tubesincluding upper and lower ends, means joining the lower ends of saidtubes and including a plate having a plurality of spaced notches formingseats for the handles of golf clubs, a pair of wheels attached to saidjoining means to permit move ment of the carrier over the ground, anupper plate extending transversely across and supported on said tubesbelow the upper ends thereof and having a plurality of notches thereinfor receiving the handles of golf clubs, and a handle supported on thetubes to permit manual steering of the carrier as it is moved on saidwheels, said joining means including a receptacle underlying the firstnamed plate and including an upstanding wall resting against all of saidtubes at their lower ends, said receptacle adapted to receive the headsof clubs whose handles are received in the notches of both plates.

2. A golf club carrier comprising a plurality of spaced parallel tubesadapted to receive and hold the handles of golf clubs, said tubesincluding upper and lower ends, means joining the lower ends of saidtubes and including a plate having a plurality of spaced notches formingseats for the handles of golf clubs, a pair of wheels attached to saidjoining means to permit movement of the carrier over the ground, anupper plate extending transversely across and supported on said tubesbelow the upper ends thereof and having a plurality of notches thereinfor receiving the handles of golf clubs, and a handle supported on thetubes to permit manual steering of the carrier as it is moved on saidwheels, and a pair of spaced parallel upper and lower horizontal tubescarried by said joining means, said wheels each including an axle, saidaxles being of a length substantially equal to the length of saidhorizontal tubes, said axles both being positioned in said lowerhorizontal tube and abutting each other during use of the carrier andone of said axles being positioned in the lower horizontal tube and theother of said axles being positioned in the upper horizontal tube topermit the wheels to be disposed relatively close together when thecarrier is to be stored in the trunk of a vehicle.

3. The combination of claim 2 and means carried by each horizontal tubefor locking the axles therein.

4. The combination of claim 3 wherein said locking means includes a pairof spring urged dogs mounted on each horizontal tube, said horizontaltubes having openings, said dogs includ ing portions extending throughthe openings and entering the openings, said axles having recessestherein for receiving the said portions of said dogs.

5. A golf club carrier comprising a plurality of spaced parallel tubesadapted to receive the handies of golf clubs, said tubes including upperand lower ends, straps surrounding and joining the lower ends of saidtubes, a receptacle projecting laterally from the lower ends of saidtubes and receiving the lower ends of said tubes, said receptacieincluding an upstanding rear wall held against said tubes by saidstraps, a pair of wheels mounted on said straps, a plate supported onone of said straps and having notches therein for receiving the handlesof golf clubs, and an upper plate supported on said tubes adjacent theupper ends thereof and having notches for receiving the handles of golfclubs in the notches of the first named plate.

6. A golf club carrier comprising a plurality of spaced parallel tubesadapted to receive the handles of golf clubs, said tubes including upperand lower ends, straps surrounding and joining the lower ends of saidtubes, a receptacle projecting laterally from the lower ends of saidtubes and receiving the lower ends of said tubes, said receptacleincluding an upstanding rear wall held against said tubes by saidstraps, a pair of wheels mounted on said straps, a plate supported onone of said straps and having notches therein for receiving the handlesof golf clubs, an upper strap surrounding and joining the tubes adjacenttheir upper ends, an upper plate supported on said upper strap andhaving notches therein for accommodating the handles of golf clubspositioned in the notches of said first named plate, and a resilientcovering for each plate having notches in registry with the notches insaid plates for yieldingly gripping the handles of golf clubs.

GLADSTONE R. BURST.

6 References Cited in the file 01 this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSNumber Name Date Proctor Nov. 11, 1941 Brookins Feb. 28, 1950 Haney June2'7, 1950 Samuelson June 27, 1950 Warring Dec. 12, 1950 Kaltenbach May1, 1951 Love June 12, 1951 Stringer Oct. 16, 1951

